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Israeli bombing is indiscriminate, targets both Muslims and Christians, says Palestinian president

The Israeli bombing is indiscriminate and targets both Muslims and Christians, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday while drawing parallels between Israel’s intensified attacks on the Gaza Strip and the 1948 Nakba, Anadolu Agency reports. “Christ’s birthplace, Bethlehem (Palestinian city in the West Bank), is experiencing unprecedented sadness,” President Abbas said, noting that the current Israeli aggression reminds him of the 1948 Nakba. The “Nakba” or “Catastrophe” is the event in which […]

today25 December 2023

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Christians in SA to hold vigil for Palestine

Christians in South Africa will be hosting a vigil for Palestine to mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (The Catastrophe) and in support of the #GreatReturnMarch currently underway in Palestine. Palestinians across the political and religious spectrum have been gathering at weekly protests, dubbed the #GreatReturnMarch, which is a 6 week series of demonstrations taking place along the fence separating Gaza and Israel. The public is invited to […]

today12 May 2018

News

Muslims and inter-faith relations over Xmas

Imam Rashid Omar from the Claremont Main Road Mosque believe believes 2017 has been an outstanding one for Muslim-Christian relations at the local level. In June, Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba delivered the keynote address at the Claremont Main Road Mosque’s Annual General Meeting and called for greater interfaith solidarity in the struggle for social justice in South Africa. In September Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Mphilo Tutu issued a heartfelt letter to […]

today25 December 2017

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